League of Legends Classic is arriving much sooner than expected

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Published Jul 12, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT

We'll be able to play this "greatest hits" version of League of Legends by the end of the month

Helldivers 2 dev cracks down on 'suspicious super credit activity', though it would help if earning premium currency wasn't so boring to begin with

I'd never considered the prospect that some people might cheat at playing Helldivers 2. But I suppose it's inevitable given some people will find ways to cheat at anything. In this case, rogue Helldivers have found ways to game super credits—the premium currency used to buy Warbonds—to earn them at impossible rates, and it's become such a problem that Arrowhead has implemented new ways to tackle it.

The 7 best open-world fantasy RPG games to play like Avowed

According to a Bloomberg report this week, a new Fallout game is coming from Obsidian Entertainment, the developers responsible for Fallout: New Vegas. Some of us have been hoping for a followup to that RPG for 15 years or more, and now we might finally get our way. Unfortunately, those reports outlined bad news to go with the good: the project is apparently being built in place of a sequel to Avowed that had begun development but now is canceled, in the wake of some major layoffs at Obsidian and across Xbox, its parent company.

30 years ago, Sonic the Hedgehog’s creators made the best Christmas video game ever

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Published Jul 11, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT

Dream delight

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When Sega released its 32-bit Saturn console in 1994, it was inevitable that the platform’s speedy mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog, would get a star turn on the new hardware. But the team behind the blue blur didn’t release a new Sonic game right away. Instead, they made a forgotten roller-coaster 3D platformer called Nights into Dreams, which was released in Japan on July 5, 1996.

A piece of GTA modding history that was considered lost has been rebuilt from scratch and fixed 22 years later

Grand Theft Auto 3's Ghost City was my first proper experience of community discovery.

I was too young to fully appreciate game-breaking in the likes of Super Mario and Alex Kidd, so the idea of flying the clipped-wing Dodo aircraft from the runway of Frances International Airport at a very specific angle in order to break the 3D map and wind up in an otherwise inaccessible area—the section which housed the game's opening bank robbery cutscene, floating well beyond the playable map—blew my teenage mind.

Jason Statham's highest-rated action movie is completely free to stream now

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Published Jul 11, 2026, 6:01 AM EDT

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Jason Statham isn't even the best part of his highest-rated action movie (which you can watch for free)

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After 11 movies in the Fast & Furious franchise, it can be hard to remember which one is which. Like, I know Ludacris and Tyrese Gibson go into space in one of the more recent ones, but I’m not sure which. I also recall Gal Gadot dying during a big showdown on an airport runway, but I have no idea what movie that is either.

What are we all playing this weekend?

Well? Do tell!

Another horrendously hot Saturday, another wedding to go to. I am all in favour of love, but could we please reschedule it to a cooler day in the year? Mercifully this one's a London wedding and it can be reached and returned from on the tube. Though travelling on a hot carriage and not arriving looking like a boiled saveloy pressed into a too-small suit will be a challenge.

Pokémon Go 'A Thunderous Discovery' Zeraora Special Research quest steps

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Published Jul 11, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT

Make sure to claim this research doing Pokémon Go Fest: Global 2026

Pokémon Go 'Genetic Mastery' choose a path quest steps — Mega Mewtwo X or Y?

One of the biggest perks of Pokémon Go's Go Fest: Global 2026 event is the free Timed Research, "Genetic Mastery." This research is only available on July 11 and 12, but it gives you a free Mega Mewtwo of your choosing, so you should make sure to complete it while you can.

Doom dev id Software issues official response to Xbox layoffs

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Published Jul 10, 2026, 3:38 PM EDT

Microsoft's brutal cuts won't stop id from making games

Doom developer id responds to layoff reports: 'We still have the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for'

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id Software was one of the studios hit hard by Microsoft's devastating layoffs and cutbacks across Xbox this week, but the developer behind Doom and Quake said Friday it will continue on, making games and developing its world-famous tech. The Texas-based studio issued a statement in response to reports that id had been slashed in half, and that “most (if not all) coders” at the company had been cut.